TWO girls were rescued from a filthy flat filled with rubbish, rotting food and bags of human poo.

The children, one and five, were living in squalid conditions with couple Marc Wearing, 28, and Charlotte Bond, 26.

Police searched their flat in Worthing, West Sussex, after reports of flies and a bad smell, which neighbours thought meant there was a dead body inside. 

The flat was allegedly full of rubbish, rotting food on kitchen surfaces, bags of human excrement and excrement on the walls, and many black bin bags of rubbish.

Detective Constable Lindsey Van-Buiten said: "Attending officers described the conditions as the worst they had seen in their police career, and described the overwhelming smell and tens of thousands of flies inside the flat. 

“Local people who called the police even thought there must be a dead body there."

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The two girls were immediately taken to safety and are receiving the care and support they need. They are both reportedly healthy and doing well.

Both Marc Wearing and Charlotte Bondboth got a two-year sentence, suspended for two years, at Lewes Crown Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty.

They were also ordered to carry out 300 hours community punishment and 30 days rehabilitation work. Wearing was also ordered to pay £450 court costs.

Judge Christine Laing said: "It breaks my heart that two little girls were living there. 

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“The first thing you should have done was get help from parents or friends, but you did not.”

 She also said that the defendants should "stop being selfish and prioritise children above your own needs".

The court heard that both defendants suffered from mental health issues.

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